Eric Charles Benson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Auburn, ME
Eric Charles Benson, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Auburn, Maine, and NPI 1790824795, issued on Feb 6, 2007. Check the license (Maine MD29157, as entered in NPPES) on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric Charles Benson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- MD29157 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 690 Minot Ave, Auburn, ME 04210
- Phone
- (207) 783-1328
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 7, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081103000212); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 690 Minot Ave
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- David Brown, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1477558278
- Paul Cain, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1861497083
- Stephen Clark, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1508276445
Verify Eric Charles Benson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaine Board of Licensure in Medicine
Search for license MD29157Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
224 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 68 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen71 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl66 claims
- Ondansetron Odt62 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
2 hospitals and group practices
- Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- New Mexico Orthopaedic Associates PCAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Eric Charles Benson among 165 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Maine
Eric Charles Benson, MD is one of 165 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Maine. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 63% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2001 among the 86 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Auburn
They are 16 of the 549 NPPES records with a practice address in Auburn, and 165 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Maine.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Brown, M.D.Auburn, ME 042101477558278
- Paul Cain, M.D.Auburn, ME 042101861497083
- Stephen Clark, M.D.Auburn, ME 042101508276445
- Patrick Fallon, M.D.Auburn, ME 042101396740544
- Boris Kovalenko, M.D.Auburn, ME 042101366838278
- Wayne Moody, M.D.Auburn, ME 042101366447591
- Howard Parker, M.DAuburn, ME 042101447205026
- Lars Qvick, M.D.Auburn, ME 042101104054071
Common questions
What is Eric Charles Benson, MD's NPI number?
Eric Charles Benson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790824795, issued on Feb 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric Charles Benson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 690 Minot Ave, Auburn, ME, 04210. Phone: (207) 783-1328. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric Charles Benson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maine license number MD29157, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine at https://www.maine.gov/md/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Eric Charles Benson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric Charles Benson, MD had 224 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eric Charles Benson, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.